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The Republican forces, under orders from the …
Years: 1794 - 1794
February
The Republican forces, under orders from the Committee of Public Safety in February 1794, launch their final "pacification" effort (named Vendée-Vengé or "Vendée Avenged"): twelve columns, the colonnes infernales ("infernal columns") under Louis Marie Turreau, march through the Vendée.
General Turreau had inquired about "the fate of the women and children I will encounter in rebel territory", stating that, if it was "necessary to pass them all by sword", he would require a decree.
In response, the Committee of Public Safety had ordered him to "eliminate the brigands to the last man, there is your duty..."
General Turreau had inquired about "the fate of the women and children I will encounter in rebel territory", stating that, if it was "necessary to pass them all by sword", he would require a decree.
In response, the Committee of Public Safety had ordered him to "eliminate the brigands to the last man, there is your duty..."
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- Austria, Archduchy of
- Netherlands, United Provinces of the (Dutch Republic)
- Habsburg Monarchy, or Empire
- Spain, Bourbon Kingdom of
- Britain, Kingdom of Great
- Netherlands, Southern (Austrian)
- Sardinia, Kingdom of (Savoy)
- Naples and Sicily, Bourbon Kingdom of
- French First Republic
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- French Revolution
- First Coalition, War of the
- French Revolutionary Wars, or “Great French War”
- Vendée, War in the
- French Revolutionary Wars: Campaigns of 1793
- Savenay, Battle of
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Years: 1794 - 1794
February
Locations
Groups
- Austria, Archduchy of
- Netherlands, United Provinces of the (Dutch Republic)
- Habsburg Monarchy, or Empire
- Spain, Bourbon Kingdom of
- Britain, Kingdom of Great
- Netherlands, Southern (Austrian)
- Sardinia, Kingdom of (Savoy)
- Naples and Sicily, Bourbon Kingdom of
- French First Republic
Topics
- French Revolution
- First Coalition, War of the
- French Revolutionary Wars, or “Great French War”
- Vendée, War in the
- French Revolutionary Wars: Campaigns of 1793
- Savenay, Battle of
Commodoties
Subjects
Regions
Subregions